NSU Horizons Spring 2013

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, NSU’s annual African Presence Art Exhibition has grown from a modest showing of works by local artists to a highly regarded event. Its opening reception attracts up to 400 people from the university, the South Florida community, and the Caribbean. This year’s exhibition, Benin: A Kingdom in Bronze, featured more than 80 pieces of artwork crafted in brass, wood, and terra-cotta that spanned five centuries from the Royal Court of Benin. The collection was on loan to NSU from the Ebohon Cultural Center of Benin City, Nigeria, which is among the largest private museums in West Africa, with a collection of more than 7,000 pieces and historical documents dating back to the 18th century. The 2013 opening reception also featured entertainment from NSU students and staff members, as well as a musician from West Africa who played the balafon (xylophone). AFRICAN PRESENCE CELE Oba Obanosa (1807): His ascension to the throne coincides with the abolition of slavery by the British Parliament. 6 HORIZONS